Poultry-vermin exterminator



(N0 Model.)

E. RooP. POULTRY VERMIN EXTERMINATOR.

Patented Dc. 10, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

EIJHANAN ROOP, OF CENTRE VIEV, MISSOURI.

POULTRY-VERMIN AE XTERMINATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,951, dated December10, 1889.

Application filed June 28, 1889.

`Serial No. 315,940. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.:

Be it known that I, ELHANAN ROOP, of Centre View, in the county ofJohnson and State of Missouri, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Poultry-Vermin Exterminators, of which the following is aspecification.

My invention consists in a new and improved device for exterminatingvermin on poultry, which will be hereinafter fully described andclaimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improvement, showing same inposition for use. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same.Fig. 3 is a detail view of the same. Fig. 4 is a detail view of a slightmodification hereinafter described, and Fig. 5 is a sectional detailview taken through the oil-cup and sponge.

The same numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

It is well known to poultry-raisers that chickens afiiicted with licewill not thrive, and while poultry-houses can be readily cleaned it is atedious undertaking and consumes far too much time to catch and greasethe chickens. My device applies the insect-exterminating compoundautomatically, doing away entirely with the loss of time and troublerequired to catch the chickens and apply the exterminator in the oldmethod.

Referring to the several parts by their designating-numerals, 'lindicates a box, which I prefer to make about eighteen inches long,eight inches high, and eight inches wide. In one side of this box, nearits top, is formed a hole 2, preferably round and three inches indiameter. In this box is preferably secured an inclined false bottom 3,slanting down from below the lower edge of the feed-hole 2. The top ofthis box is closed by a lid 4, which may be hinged to one side of thebox and secured down by any suitable catch; but I prefer to employ theloose lid shown, which is held on the box by hooks 5 5-one at each ofits endswhich hook under pins 6 at the ends of the box.

u The feed for the poultry is placed in the box 1, and the only entranceto the box when the lid is on is through the feed-opening 2. At theupper edge of this opening is secured a sponge 7. The inner side of thefront of -the box from its upper edge down to the upper part of the holeis recessed at 8,- and a curved metal holder 9 is removably secured atthis point, being placed in position by sliding its ends down in theends Sl of the recess S. In this recess and holder is held the sponge 7,so that its lower part extends in the upper part of the feed-hole 2. Theinsect-exterminating compound-whatever may be used for that purpose-isplaced on the sponge, and the chickens soon becoming accustomed to thefeed-box will feed from it regularly, and as there is only onefeed-opening 2, giving but little light, the chicken will not keep hishead in the box, but will withdraw it, and seeing the feed in the boxwill constantly renew this effort, and the compound on the sponge willthus be eifectually applied on all the Hock without any trouble or lossof time on the part of the owner. Vhen the fowls thus get their headsautomatically anointed with the exterminating compound, they commencepicking themselves, and then renew the effort tofeed.

My invention is simple in construction, and is the most rapid andeffectual means for applying any external remedy to poultry.

Instead of'securing the sponge in the holder 9, it may be fastened tothe under side of the lid by means of a screw 10, having a washer ll onit, as shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings. In place of the sponge anyabsorbent material can be employed.

The box can be formed with more than one feed-opening 2, each having asponge secured at its upper edge; but I prefer to use only one, as morethan one will give too much light in the box and the chicken will notthen remove its head from the box until it has eaten all it desires.

An oil-cup 12, having a perforated bottom, is secured in a shoulderedopening 13 over the sponge and automatically feeds the exterminatingcompound through its perforated bottom upon the sponge, thus keeping thesponge always moist and saving much time and trouble.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letteis Patent, 1s-

1. The combination, with the closed feedbox provided with a feed-opening2 in one side near its top, of an elastic absorbent material 7, disposedover the upper part of said opening, the lower edge of said materialprojected below the upper edge of said opening, whereby said opening iscontracted, and

5 whereby when the fowl pushes its head therethrough said material willbear against the upper part of its neck, substantially as and for thepurpose specified.

2. The combination of the box having the 1o removable lid and thefeed-openin g in its side and the sponge secured at the upper edge ofsaid opening', substantially as set forth.

The combination of the box having the feed-opening in its side andtheshouldered I5 opening 13 in its lid, the sponge secured at the upperedge of the feed-openinggand the Vitn esses: JOHN H. KIYOU,

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